I’m not normally at a complete loss for words when I’ve heard a band play live for the first time; however, if there was one band that left me speechless, Turkuaz would be one of them.
I’ve been listening to them on Spotify for a little while now. They were recommended to me by my brother and as soon I heard them I was hooked. Which meant that the absolute moment when I heard they were going to be performing locally, I had to make it a point to see them live. I will be honest, I didn’t know what to expect from their performance. In hindsight, I wouldn’t have even imagined they would be as epic as they were. Everything about them was in sync. The choreography, the clothing choices, the entire performance was extraordinary. They had two moments in particular that stand out the most. First, there was one particular moment where the entire band hit the low end and carried it only to never be heard again. I felt it throughout my entire body. That note locked the crowd all in unison. And my favorite moment was the band solos. Each member had one song where they were highlighted and when it came time for the drummer, the entire band took a knee for him to be seen. Such respect in that moment alone. I am most certainly impressed.
Now, on to my photos and the photography aspect of the evening. Visually, I was looking forward to getting them in front of my lens. One of their things is that each member has a color and they own it. I mean they are head to toe and down to each detail in that regard. Mic stands, mics, monitors, instruments, outfits and for the ladies, even the polish. Purple, red, white, orange, yellow, pink, green and black. Take all that and mix it with their amazing lighting, I was in photography heaven as was Beast.
I decided to only take my 24-70mm out with me on this night as I didn’t want to carry too much gear. Careful planning on my part because I knew I would be jamming. I’ve selected my top 20 for you but I encourage you to check out the full set on Facebook. Of course you might want to check out the band, too. They’re a power funk band from New York and you will need to see them if they visit your city.
